title: Verbal memory functions in unipolar major depression with and without co-morbid anxiety.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine both executive control of verbal working memory and verbal learning as well as long-term storage function in outpatients with major depressive disorder (n = 61) compared to healthy controls (n = 92). A total of 37 patients had no co-morbid anxiety disorder, whereas 24 had a co-morbid anxiety disorder. Both patient groups showed impaired working memory test performance compared to healthy controls. Patients with co-morbid depression and anxiety disorder performed significantly below the depression group. Only patients with depression and co-morbid anxiety displayed deficient long-term memory function compared to healthy controls. The present results show impairments in various memory functions in patients presenting depression and depression with co-morbid anxiety disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway. p.e.lyche@psykologi.uio.no
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lyche
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jonassen
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Stiles
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ulleberg
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Landrø
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057567:Memory, Long-Term; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010045:Outpatients; D014706:Verbal Learning; D055815:Young Adult